But a witch is a cultural creation. Humans have been able to recognise whether other humans were men or women since there were first humans. It has been going on in animals for millions of years. It … (View Post)

It's not clear why we should have a broadcaster funded by taxation at all. I don't quibble with the license fee because of the type of tax it is, I quibble with it because it is a tax. (View Post)

'Bad actors' seem rather more represented on the trans side than on the Terf side, mind you. I've never heard a Terf calling for Trans people to be punched in the head, for a start. (View Post)

Agree you do need the people on the ground (or at least, we benefit from them). It's just no longer obviously the case that the BBC do it any better than anyone else. For my tastes, they're… (View Post)

What the BBC has on general election night is the period from 9.58 to 10.00 and 20 seconds or so. The most dramatic, theatrical nerve wracking, brilliantly presented two and half minutes of telly in … (View Post)